-BigQuan has been selected as a "Runner Up" in the February 2008 round of the Song of the Year for VH1 song and lyric competition. Song of the Year receives entries from all over the world and only the top entries achieve Runner Up status.

-His Album Project' is near completion and already recieving industry buzz.

- 6 songs from BigQuan upcoming album is accepted in Pump Audio catalog.

- Semi-finalist in the 2008 100% Music Songwriting Contest

-ArtistUnderground.Com rated (AlwaysOnMyMind) among the top 50 tracks in the R&B genre during the previous week.

-Singles from BigQuan upcoming Album (Always On My Mind and Make U Smile) are currently receiving spins from internet radio and college radio stations across the country and overseas.(New Artist Radio.com,WRAJ THE DEMOSTRATION STATION,The Funny Show base out of Italy www.freispoetic.altervista.org, and Clear Channel Music Network.)

BigQuan at work on new album

Los Angeles, CA BigQuan is set to give you a peek into MyDream Life. That's the title of the album he's busy putting together.

It's sure to Make U Smile. That would be the name of the CD's firstsingle. But whatever the name, that single and the album represent aperfect opportunity for hip-hop fans to find out what BigQuan is allabout. Smooth melodies and grooves provide a musical juxtaposition tothe sometimes-hard content of the lyrics and their honest explorationof the rigors of life.Make u Smile is an autobiographical tune and thus quite fitting

as an intro to an album that digs into BigQuan's life and shares itopenly through beats and hip-hop poetry. The song delves intoBigQuan's artistic success, his life making music and those who haveboosted him as well as those who have unsuccessfully tried tobring him down.BigQuan has aimed for a broader scope this time out. By puttingtogether this album, I was able to expand my ability of writing lyrics

for different types of audiences, where every age bracket can relateto my music, he explains. Previous releases featuring BigQuan include

G-Unit Vs. Everybody Round 2 and What The **** You Want For Free?mixtape, BigQuan's very own DJ release.Laquan Johnson aka BigQuan began life as a rapper eight years ago,

spurred on by the loss of his father to cancer. Originally fromBrooklyn, BigQuan spent six months in Jamaica's Montego Bay where hediscovered a group of people who loved rhymes and became both friendsand musical associates. It was during this part of his lifechallenged by his friends and rap partners that he decided to takelife including his music seriously.When the album is released on Nov. 17, 2009 BigQuan will take to

the road, touring in support of My Dream Life. He's currentlyworking with A&R Select, the world's leading independent artistdevelopment firm, based out of Los Angeles, CA.